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Joe Gioia grocery store at Alpine and Buena Vista streets, Los Angeles

Description: A grocery store in a building on a street corner with sign that says "Joe Gioia. Sonoma dry and sweet wines. By the gallon or bottle." There are also advertising signs for "Maier and Zobelein" beer, wines and groceries, and coal. Street signs for "Alpine Street" and "Buena Vista Street" can be seen on the corner roof edges.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1890-1908
Call number: photCL_555_06_19
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North San Pedro Street, Los Angeles

Visual Materials

View looking down North San Pedro Street (previously Wilmington Street until ca. 1902) from near the intersection of First Street in Los Angeles, California. On the right are signs for "Neil Finkelstein, Junk Dealer" (listed at 114 N. San Pedro Street in the 1905 Los Angeles City Directory), Larson's House (May C. Larson was listed under furnished rooms at 124 N. San Pedro in the 1902 directory), and "Fruits and Groceries." A building on the left has a sign that says "Wilmington House" (a boarding house at 125 North San Pedro in the 1902 directory).

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Buildings at corner of Alpine Street, Los Angeles

Visual Materials

Image of the corner of Alpine Street in Los Angeles, California, with the Dan Gibson Horse Shoeing & Wagon Shop at center, with a sign for "Spana Cuba, A Quality 5₵ Cigar, Yocum Bros.," and a sign for tailor Willis H. Routzahn (spelled "W.H. Routzhan" on the sign) at left. Street car tracks and telephone poles are visible in the image. A small sign labeled "Alpine Street" can be seen on the edge of the roof line of the building at right.

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East 1st Street and Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles

Visual Materials

Image of the corner of East 1st Street and Los Angeles Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, with a streetcar on an Angelino Heights route visible on 1st St., at left. Visible building signs including: "New England Hand Laundry," "California's Best Beer. Wieland's Extra Pale Lager," "Kennedy & Adair Employment Agency" (partially covering a "'Chicago ... Counter" sign), "Advance Machine Co.," and "Blake, Moffitt & Towne."

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Los Angeles City : Buena Vista and Temple Street

Manuscripts

Includes Fort Street, Temple, Stearns & Eaton parcels; numbered parceled in red with bearings & distances.

mssSolano SR_Map_0352

Los Angeles : Castruccio and Ortiz lots on Buena Vista Street

Manuscripts

Between High and Virgin St., shows Upper Main Street; with frontages, structures, lot owners; color highlighting, courses, distances. Title supplied by cataloger.

mssSolano SR_Map_0644

Miracle Mineral Water roadside stand, 1521 Vine(?), Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1930s

Visual Materials

A street view of a roadside stand selling Miracle Mineral Water, located at 1521 Vine(?) in Hollywood. There are numerous signs on either side of the stand describing all the positive effects and nutrients in the water. An employee in an apron stands next to the stand, which has several bottles on display, and a large sign on the front advertising for "One gallon free with each gallon purchased".

photCL Whitt 1345 ; Whitt neg. 1474

Joe Gioia grocery store at Alpine and Buena Vista streets, Los Angeles

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